signal on 99 sat?

[goldwing]

I am just wondering if i should be getting any signal on the new 99 sat yet or is it not online yet? Also i notice i am only getting signal on 3 tp's on sat 103, is that normal. I am not using this new dish yet and shouldn't need to until the main hd package moves to mpg4, i get my locals using OTA antenna. I just want to be ready incase they move to mpg4 in the middle of winter. Thanks :)

[bobnielsen]

I am just wondering if i should be getting any signal on the new 99 sat yet or is it not online yet? Also i notice i am only getting signal on 3 tp's on sat 103, is that normal. I am not using this new dish yet and shouldn't need to until the main hd package moves to mpg4, i get my locals using OTA antenna. I just want to be ready incase they move to mpg4 in the middle of winter. Thanks :)

It is online, but the 99 and 103 satellites are spotbeam-only, so unless you are located near where the beam is pointed you will not see any signal level for the transponders.

[goldwing]

Does anyone happen to have a active tp list for both new birds? All i can find is a channel list. Thanks :)

[gb33]

Does anyone happen to have a active tp list for both new birds? All i can find is a channel list. Thanks :)

I too would love to know this. My highest signal on the 99* is 80 but on the 103* it is just 60. So I would like to know which one of my whopping 2 locals is on.

[goldwing]

well i got signal on 4 tp's on sat 99 highest being 80% (tp14) and also have signal on about 5 tp's on sat 103 highest being 65% (tp18) but when it runs a test it passes sat 103 but fails sat 99. I also have good % on 101/110/119 which passes too. This is my first time aiming one of these dishes. Does anyone know why it won't pass the 99 sat?

Thanks :)

[litzdog911]

well i got signal on 4 tp's on sat 99 highest being 80% (tp14) and also have signal on about 5 tp's on sat 103 highest being 65% (tp18) but when it runs a test it passes sat 103 but fails sat 99. I also have good % on 101/110/119 which passes too. This is my first time aiming one of these dishes. Does anyone know why it won't pass the 99 sat?

Thanks :)


That seems to be "normal". My HR20 "fails" both 99 and 103, yet has signals from both and all of my channels are fine.

[goldwing]

Well maybe it is the firmware then. I don't even have this new dish hooked up to either my hr20 or my h20 because i get all the locals i need using ota. I just want to be sure i have it aimed right in case they switch all hd over to mpg4 in the middle of winter. Then all i have to do is run new rg6 feeds and done. Thanks for the reply though :)

[dvrblogger]

I too would love to know this. My highest signal on the 99* is 80 but on the 103* it is just 60. So I would like to know which one of my whopping 2 locals is on.

Indianapolis is on 99 .

[gb33]

Indianapolis is on 99 .

Thank you much. Where did you get this info from?
Had first "hard rain" yesterday and today. I was shocked that nothing went out. i thought for sure with my low signal on 99* that it would drop, but nothing did. Again, it wasn't a full blown storm just a good heavy dark cloudy rain. So I was pleasantly surprised. We shall see though what future brings.